Rare early map of the region between northwestern Europe, extending south to the Danube River and east to the Vistula River, from the 1525 edition of Fries Geographia.
A Rare Early Fries Edition Detailed map of the region between the Baltic and Caspian Seas, from the 1525 edition of Fries Geographia. Lorenz (Laurent) Fries was born in Alsace in about 1490. He studied medicine, apparently spending time at the...
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One of the Earliest Obtainable Modern Maps of Poland, European Russia, Hungary & Eastern Europe Important early modern map of Poland, Russia, Hungary and Transylvania, from the 1525 edition of Fries' Geographia. The publisher of this edition,...
Nice example of the 1525 edition of Lorenz Fries map of Sicily and Sardinia. First published in Strasbourg by Johannes Gruninger in 1522, Fries map is based upon Waldseemuller's map of 1513.
Nice example of Fries map of the Iberian Peninsula. First published in Strasbourg by Johannes Gruninger in 1522, Fries map is based upon Waldseemuller's map of 1513.
Good example of the 1525 edition of Lorenz Fries modern map of the Spain & Portugal. First published in Strasbourg by Johannes Gruninger in 1522, Fries' map is based upon Waldseemuller's map of 1513.
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An Early Edition of Fries Map of Greece Nice example of Lorenz Fries map of Greece and part of the Balkans, from his Geographia, first published in 1522. The publisher of this edition, Michael Villanovus (or Servetus), was tried by Calvin for heresy...
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Important early modern map of Taprobana, from Fries's 1525 edition of Geographia. This is an early woodblock map of the island of Taprobana, which depicts the typical misconceptions of Ptolemy showing the island greatly enlarged, surrounded by...
Rare 1525 Map of the Arabian Peninsula and Environs. Nice example of the 1525 edition of Lorenz Fries map of the Arabian Peninsula, Sinus Persicus and adjoining regions. Important early map of the Middle East, from the 1535 edition of Lorenz Fries'...
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Gorgeous Ptolemaic map of Central Asia and Tartary and Western China, from Lorenz Fries' edition of Ptolemy's Geographia. This map is largely based on the 1513 map by Waldseemuller.
Rare early state of Fries's edition of the landmark Sanuto-Vesconte map, the most influential modern map of the Holy Land published in the 15th Century. As noted by Nebenzahl, the Sanuto-Vesconte map " was destined to provide the basic image of the...
Rare early state of Fries map of Asia Minor and Cyprus, based upon the work of Claudius Ptolemy. Latin text and elaborate decorations on the verso.
Rare Early Map of Asia Minor Nice example of the 1525 edition of Lorenz Fries modern map of Asia Minor and Cyprus, one of the earliest modern maps to focus on this region. First published in Strasbourg by Johannes Gruninger in 1522, Fries map is...
![Tab. Mo. Primae Partis Aphricae et Tabula Secunde partis Aphricae. [Verso title.]](/map/small/55749.jpg)
One of the Earliest Obtainable Modern Maps of Africa Nice example of the 1525 edition of Lorenz Fries modern map of the northern part of Africa, the second earliest modern map to focus on the southern part of the Continent. First published in...
![[Africa] Tabula IIII. Aphricae. Hae Sunt E Cognitis Totius Orbis . . . (title on verso)](/map/small/50932.jpg)
Rare, Early Map of North Africa, From an Early Edition of Ptolemy’s Geographia Fine map of Northern Africa, one of the earliest obtainable printed maps of the area, from Lorenz Fries’ influential 1525 edition of Ptolemy’s Geographia. The...
Rare Early Map of North Africa & The Nile River Valley Striking early modern map of North Africa and Egypt, from the Red Sea, the Nile and Egypt to the Gulf of Libya. Extends up rivers along the Nile to Aden. Latin text and elaborate decorations...
